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Daily Archives: November 19, 2013

Media stopped corrupt from devouring country: SC

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ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Monday observed that reports on corruption continue to come due to the media and had there been no media, the corrupt elements would have sold out and devoured the country. A two-member bench of the apex court, headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, was hearing Intelligence Bureau (IB) Secret […]


Social media gets active

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RAWALPINDI: Many citizens think that denial of live coverage by the electronic media of Friday’s sectarian mayhem in the city saved the people from the worse. But, no denying, there were efforts to add fuel to the fire. Technology savvy religious zealots took to social networking websites to spread sectarian hatred, especially the Facebook and […]


Threats abound in Pakistan, amid wide network of Afghan SIMs

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PESHAWAR: Afghan SIMs with roaming facility in Pakistan – particularly in the tribal areas – pose a serious threat to security not only to the public, but also their representatives. Officials of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Home and Tribal Affairs department on Monday cited a recent example of tracing a number that turned out to be […]


Checking intolerance: Government ‘takes notice’ of hate content on social media

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ISLAMABAD: The government has reportedly taken notice of the sectarian and hate literature being circulated on the social media and decided to take action against anyone who propagates sectarianism through social media and mobile phones. However, authorities are yet to receive formal orders from the government. The news first appeared on one state-run radio channel that […]